Veterinary forceps.



PATBNTED JAN. 1, 1907.

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MATTHEW SAVIDGE, OF DELOIT,

NEBRASKA VETERINARY FORCEPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed August 22, 1906- Serial N0. 331,627,

l the county of Holt and State of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Veterinary Forceps, of which t he following is a specification.

his invention relates to veterinary forceps; and one of the principal objects of the same is to rovide an instrument of this character whic shall be simple in construction and in which the jaws may be retracted within the handle of the instrument and which will be easy to operate.

Another object is to rovide an instrument of this character wit pivoted jaws and a threaded traveler connected to said jaws by a ball-and-socket joint, whereb the jaws may be retracted within the tubular handle the instrument.

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objects are attained by means of the construction llustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of an instrument made in accordance with my invention. Fi 2 is a detail sectional view of the two mem ers forming the socket for the ball of the stem and the bearing for the pivoted jaws.

Referring to the drawings for a more par ticular description of my invention, the nudesignates the tubular body portion of provided at one end with a series of internal screw-threads 2 and at the opposite end with a flaring outlet 3 upon opposite sides thereof and an intermediate j awguide 4. Mounted to move within the tube is a stem 5, provided with a threaded portion 6, designed to engage the threads 2 of the tube 1 to move longitudinally within said tube, said stem having atits inner end a ball 7, said ball being seated within a socket 8, formed in the sectional members 9 10 of a bearing secured together by a pin 11 and having the jaws 12 pivoted thereto at 13. The jaws 12 are curved, as shown in Fig. 1, and are provided with a series of teeth 14, said teeth being formed on the inner surface of the jaws.

The operation of my instrument may be readily understood from the foregoing. The stem 1 is rotated by means of a milled head 15 to roject the jaws 12 or to retract them, as will be understood, the ball 7 rotating within the socket 8 and rnovin the jaws 12 inward and outward throu h the opening 3 at opposite sides of the guide 4.

mm the foregoing it will be obvious that my instrument is of simple construction, can be quickly operated, and will be found very efficient for its purpose.

Having thus described is claimed as new is l. A veterinary forcep comprising a tubu lar body portion internally threaded at one end and provided with flaring openings at the opposite end, an intermediate jaw-guide the invention, what pair of curved jaws pivoted to said sectional bearing, to be operated substantially as described.

2. A veterinary forcep comprising a tubular body portion, a stem moving within said body portion, a sectional bearing provided with a socket to accommodate a ball upon stantially In a veterinary i'orcep, a bearing provided with a socket, a stem provided with a ball to engage said socket, a tubular body portion flaring openings in said tubular body portion, an intermediate jaw-guide, and curved jaws pivoted to said jecting through said flaring openings, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MAT SAVIDGE.

J. L. FISHER.

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